🌲 Legends of the conquest of Spain, Expedition of Abdalasis Against Seville and the “land of Tadmir.”, sentence 41

Theodomir was in a fair way to baffle his foes and oblige them to withdraw from his territories; unfortunately, however, the wary veteran had two sons with him, young men of hot and heady valour, who considered all this prudence of their father as savouring of cowardice, and who were anxious to try their prowess in the open field.

Who acts: Theodomir, wary veteran, hot valour · What happens: be, baffle, oblige, withdraw, have, consider · To what, where: fair way, foes, territories, two sons, prudence, prowess

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